This lecture will give a foundational history of quilt making in the US and Britain from the 19th century onwards, ending with a few contemporary artists who use quilt making to connect our present to a complicated history of racism and women’s liberation.
This talk focuses on the master piece Demoiselles d’Avignon by Picasso and examine why it is a crucial stepping stone in the birth of modern abstraction.
This lecture looks at the art of instructions and how, within the limits of instructions either specific or open-ended, artists can produce vastly different artworks.
Join us for a captivating lecture exploring the extraordinary life and work of Richard Dadd, the Victorian artist whose brilliance flourished even within the walls of Bedlam asylum.
This talk will touch on several aspects regarding Islamic art and architecture’s relevance to the field of astronomy across time and space
This lecture will dive into the lives and motivations of female founders of the most iconic NY art museums.
This talk will provide a biographical background on enigmatic artist William Blake and his partner Catherine.
This lecture will cover the origins of this millennia-old tradition, focusing on the development of geometric designs in Islamic art.
From the spirit photographs, paintings and drawings by Hilma af Kilnt and Georgiana Houghton to the spiritual energies of colour, line and shape in the work of Piet Mondrian, Franz Marc and Wassily Kandinsky, this talk will explore how the development of abstract art in Europe was linked to a desire to depict unseen energies.
There are many reasons why artists trick us and this talk is about some of the reasons, pleasures, movements, developments and greatest examples!
